Chapter 1546 The Legend of Atlantis
"Tickets to Atlantis?"
Anna spat out these words, but Lin Nian still had no reaction. Lu Mingfei couldn't help but raise his head after hearing these words, and glanced at the people at this table strangely. There was no doubt that he used his "lunar eclipse" again. "After confirming it, it was obvious that all the people under his eyes were ordinary people, not even a single mixed race.
"Anna, this seems to be different from what we agreed before." The red-bearded British man called "Captain" tapped his fingers on the table, resisted Lin Nian's arrogance that could be called arrogance, frowned and looked at Anna and said .
"They are also insiders, so there is no problem of intelligence leakage." Anna explained.
"This is the captain, right? What's your name specifically?" Lu Mingfei probed his head and couldn't help but speak.
The British man paused for a moment, glanced at Lin Nian, who was silent, and then looked at Lu Mingfei, who clearly looked like a bodyguard, but spoke presumptuously. After thinking about it, he answered the question, "You can call me Barbarossa." , Captain Barbarossa.”
Barbarossa, a legendary pirate at the end of the 15th century, also known as Redbeard, was engaged in looting merchant ships and kidnapping entire villages of Christians as slaves. It's obvious that this name is a fake name, even though this British man does have a tough red beard, and his appearance is that of a weather-beaten tough guy.
"Okay, Captain Barbarossa." Lu Mingfei scratched his head, "Are you sure that all of you are heading for Atlantis?"
"Since Anna said that you are insiders, I assume that you are also 'adventurers' like us."
Barbarossa used a rather intriguing word to describe his group of people, "But before we talk about this topic, I still want to make sure, how much do our two new friends know about Atlantis?"
Anna turned to look at Lu Mingfei and Lin Nian, and immediately wanted to make up the settings, because she didn't tell them many details about Atlantis on the plane.
"Let me guess, a mysterious island floating in the sea is shrouded in an extreme environment that is different from the surrounding environment all year round. It is like a mirage. It is in another world. Even if you can see it, you cannot enter it. You can only use special methods, or You have to be very lucky to get in by chance." Lin Nian in the wheelchair said, "The island is simply another world for you, with all kinds of weird ecology that violates the natural laws and laws of the real world, and even some strange things. A mythical monster appears.”
Barbarossa's eyes finally began to change when he looked at Lin Nian. He squinted and poured another glass of wine towards Lin Nian, "Friend, you also missed a particularly important point."
Lu Mingfei was slightly startled, thinking about what other characteristics of the Nibelungs Lin Nian had missed.
"The island is full of gold and silver treasures."
Anna quickly picked up the key point that Lin Nian forgot to mention, and it was also the key point that everyone at the table really cared about.
When all the people heard the word gold and silver treasure, they all had different reactions, but most of them were breathing slightly and concentrating too much. These men all gathered together for the same reason, and they all A true outlaw.
But these so-called desperadoes seemed a little ignorant in the eyes of Lin Nian and Lu Mingfei.
The two of them looked at each other and saw the absurdity and silence in each other's eyes. What did they see? A group of ordinary people actually got together because of a Nibelung, and the purpose of trying to enter the Nibelung was just for the gold and silver treasures inside?
"I see that you know a lot about Atlantis. It's unexpected. I thought that there weren't many people in the world who were interested in Atlantis, or that there were very few people who knew about Atlantis. I didn't expect it to be so short." So much has been drilled out in just a few days." Captain Barbarossa glanced at Anna, and Lin Nian and Lu Mingfei sighed slightly.
Lin Nian and Lu Mingfei were able to tell some of the characteristics of the so-called Atlantis, which was enough to attract Barbarossa to face these two people. There are many people who know about Atlantis, but they really know about Atlantis. People with special characteristics are rare. There may have been a group of people in the past, but over time, that group of people has disappeared into the sea and disappeared into Atlantis, which they firmly believe in.
"Perhaps we can exchange information about Atlantis to see if we are talking about the same place?" Lin Nian suddenly mentioned it and looked at Barbarossa, "I'm very curious. How come you people are interested in a place like that, and on what basis do you judge that that place contains the 'gold and silver treasure' you desire?"
"Haven't you heard of the most classic legend of Atlantis? It's the gold sand ship that washed up on the island?" A man sitting to the left of Lin Nian with a bald head and a black scorpion tattoo spoke in convoluted Southeast Asian English. asked curiously.
"Bob." Barbarossa frowned and called out the other person's name.
"You have the final say, Captain." The bald man slightly spread his hands to signal that he would stop talking.
"It seems that our friends don't know that much about some of the legends of Atlantis." Barbarossa looked at Lin Nian and folded his hands slightly, "Then I'm curious, how did you learn about it? Information about Atlantis?"
"There is more than just a mysterious place like Atlantis in the world. The limitations of your people's vision are too obvious." Lin Nian said lightly.
His words were quite arrogant, and many people at the table looked unhappy. It seemed that everyone took Atlantis seriously, but suddenly a person appeared and made disdainful remarks about it. It's like trampling on and spitting on what a group of people regard as the goal of life and the peak of glory.
Some people were so desperate that they couldn't help but slap the table and stand up to point at Lin Nian and insult him. However, Lin Nian's words obviously shocked Barbarossa instantly, and his eyes changed slightly when he looked at Lin Nian. After some changes, he raised his hands and pressed down on his group of people.
"The legend of Atlantis originated very early, but the most famous one is probably the story of the Dutch captain."
Anna suddenly spoke and whispered,
"That should be something that can be traced back to the early eighteenth century. In the story, before the Maldives became a British protectorate, the Europeans occupied it as a trading location in the Indian Ocean. There was such a red The ship of Mao Ren, a Dutch captain, was blown to one of the islands in the Maldives by a typhoon. "
"When the Dutch captain went to the island to fetch water, he accidentally discovered a stranded fishing boat on the back reef. The fishing boat was loaded with gold. He was ecstatic and ordered his men to move the fishing boat to his boat and prepare for it. Set sail back to the trading point to sell this ship of gold, but something strange happened at this time.”
"When the Dutch captain set sail, he soon found that his ship was caught in a heavy rain. No matter which direction he drove, he could not escape from this storm, and directly in front of them was the sea 1 nautical mile away. There is always a huge island floating on the boat. They all thought that the gold sand in the small boat was cursed, so they pushed it into the sea regardless of the captain's objections, and knelt down to the outline of the island. Sure enough, the weather soon cleared up, and the ship successfully sailed away from the storm. , that huge island also disappeared.”
"This is probably the most famous legend about Atlantis in the Indian Ocean." Anna said slowly, "It is also the most popular version spread among pirates and islanders."
Lin Nian heard this and took another look at Anna and the people at the table, "Just for such a legend, do you believe that Atlantis is real?"
"No, the Dutchman and the ship of gold are just the most famous story. There are many more legends about Atlantis. There are even historical records to investigate. The earlier legends can be traced back to the early sixteenth century."
Anna shook her head and said,
"At the beginning of the 16th century, the Maldives Islands were still under the Hilary Dynasty, which was also the fifth dynasty of the Maldives Islands. The European Portuguese Empire rapidly expanded its power around the world and established many colonies. In addition to establishing many bases on the coast of India, He also wants to further claim the Maldives as his own.”
"When the army was pressing on the border, the Hilary dynasty invited a court witch, threw a piece of gold sand into the sea, summoned a sea storm, and wiped out the Portuguese fleet - the then Sultan of the Hilary dynasty sent a witch to the Portuguese fleet To put it bluntly, the Maldives is a pearl of the world blessed by God, and anyone with evil intentions will not be able to land on the islands.”
"Palace witch? Summon a storm?" Lin Nian paused slightly.
Anna nodded and said, "It is said that the Maldives was protected from invasion and became a paradise because of the mysterious storm. However, this legend was not dispelled until 1533. The Sultan of the Hilary Dynasty, King Qalul Mohammed, was After being deposed, he went into exile in Goa, India. In order to regain the throne, he asked the Portuguese troops stationed on the Indian coast for help. The Hilary Dynasty, who was reorganized for attack by the Portuguese fleet, repeated the same trick and invited witches to sprinkle gold sand to summon sea storms."
"But this time, with the presence of the evil former Sultan, the fleet seemed to be blessed and successfully passed through the storm, successfully landed in the Maldives, and launched an attack on the capital Maldives. The Portuguese army forced Sultan King Ali IV to jump into the sea After his death, Qalul Muhammad returned to the throne, and later, in order to obtain compensation, he forced the Sultan to agree to the Portuguese garrison and construction of fortresses in Mali, and the establishment of trade warehouses. "
"The first thing the Portuguese did after landing on the island was to kill the witches on the island, confiscated all the gold products in the palace, and did not allow private possession of gold to the Maldives. This allowed the Portuguese forces to control it effortlessly. Maldives Islands.”
"This king is just a leader." Lu Mingfei, who was behind Lin Nian, curled his lips slightly.
Anna continued,
“A further story is the legend of the Pirate King from the mid-seventeenth century.”